I'm trying to export or convert a 64bit Windows 2008 server VM to another and the wizard tells me "vmware unable to determine guest operating system". Is there a known issue? Is there a way around this?
This happens with VMware converter 3.0.3 and VMware Converter Enterprise.
VMware Tools is loaded on the VM.

1. Make sure that that the VM is not currently running in VMware Server.

2. Make sure that VMware Server does not have a lock on the VMs files. You have have to stop all VMware Server Services and/or reboot the (VMWare) server.

3. Make sure you have appropriate permissions to the VMs files. This was the problem we were having. I had read only access to the share that the files were located on. I dont know the specific permissions needed, but Full Control resolved the issue. I assume that some lower level of permission would suffice.

ok, which version/build of ESX and Virtual center?
And you want to move a VM from one ESX host to another ESX host without shared storage?

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mike_lfcuAuthor Commented: 2008-10-09

It's ESX server 3.5 update 2 (patched) and VI 2.5.
For now I want to export the 2008 server VM to the same VI system, doesn't matter which ESX host. I want to use the exporter to get a chance to resize the virtual hard drives. I can do this with other Windows 200X versions.